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<DIV>Ace, Sakata, Hammond Japan and Roland are inter-related.<BR>Ikutarou
Kakehashi founded Ace in 1955, and linked up with Hammond in 1964.<BR>He then
founded Roland in 1972.<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Matthias.Herrmann@jeppesen.com
href="mailto:Matthias.Herrmann@jeppesen.com">Matthias.Herrmann@jeppesen.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl
href="mailto:synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl">synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=afas00@bigpond.net.au
href="mailto:afas00@bigpond.net.au">geoff james</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 26, 2006 5:15
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [sdiy] ace tone ps
1000</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>seems to be ultra-rare, maybe the
japanese members can help?</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>thats what i
found out:</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ace Electronic Industry Inc
(normally known as Ace Tone) was a division of Sakata Shokai Limited of Osaka,
Japan. They produced a portable organ(the GT7) and several drum machines.
There is a relevant connection between Hammond and Roland here somewhere, as
AceTone products are too similar to Hammond and Roland products. The GT7 organ
was a clone of the Hammond X5, and the Rhythm Ace FR-2L is a clone of the
Auto-Rhythm from<BR>Hammond and rumour has it that AceTone became Roland. A
further confusion set in because in the UK Ace Tone products were distributed
by Bentley Pianos in Woodchester, Glos. who always stuck their badge on the
products, and sometimes Ace Tone drum machines are known as the Bentley Rhythm
Ace rather than the Ace Tone Rhythm Ace.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>(www.keyboardmuseum.org)</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>ps 1000
monosynth (sold in nippon only?)</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>1976</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>monophonic</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2>37 keys</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>housed in
flightcase</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>23 faders</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2>19 switches</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>2
knobs</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>1 VCO (waveforms?)</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2>1 VCF with envelope follower (ext. in for modulation)
</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>1 ADSDR (triggered by
keyboard or LFO)</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>1 LFO with delay and
decay</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>PW modulation by LFO</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2>(www.synrise.de)</FONT> <BR><BR><BR><BR><FONT
face=sans-serif size=2>matthias</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>